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frost collapse: United States poet famous for his lyrical poems on country life in New England (1874-1963); the formation of frost or ice on a surface; ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside); damage by frost; "The icy precipitation frosted the flowers and they turned brown"; cover with frost; "ice crystals frosted the glass"; provide with a rough or speckled surface or appearance; "frost the glass"; "she frosts her hair"; decorate with frosting; "frost a cake"

seasonal collapse: occurring at or dependent on a particular season; "seasonal labor"; "a seasonal rise in unemployment"

drowse collapse: be on the verge of sleeping; "The students were drowsing in the 8 AM class"

hibernation collapse: the act of retiring into inactivity; "he emerged from his hibernation to make his first appearance in several years"; cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals; the torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter

weekend collapse: a time period usually extending from Friday night through Sunday; more loosely defined as any period of successive days including one and only one Sunday; spend the weekend

equinox collapse: either of two times of the year when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator and day and night are of equal length

vernal equinox collapse: (astronomy) the equinoctial point that lies in the constellation of Pisces; March 21

canicular collapse: relating to or especially immediately preceding or following the heliacal rising of Canicula (the Dog Star); "canicular days"; of or relating to the dog days of summer; "the canicular heat of the Deep South"

freeze collapse: fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level; "a freeze on hiring"; an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement; "a halt in the arms race"; "a nuclear freeze"; weather cold enough to cause freezing; the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid; suddenly behave coldly and formally; "She froze when she saw her ex-husband"; anesthetize by cold; be cold; "I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on"; prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); "Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government"; stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it; "Suspend the aid to the war-torn country"; change to ice; "The water in the bowl froze"; cause to freeze; "Freeze the leftover food"; change from a liquid to a solid when cold; "Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit"; stop moving or become immobilized; "When he saw the police car he froze"; be very cold, below the freezing point; "It is freezing in Kalamazoo"

wintry collapse: characteristic of or occurring in winter; "suffered severe wintry weather"; "brown wintry grasses"

brumal collapse: characteristic of or relating to winter; "bears in brumal sleep"

rim collapse: the outer part of a wheel to which the tire is attached; (basketball) the hoop from which the net is suspended; "the ball hit the rim and bounced off"; the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object; roll around the rim of; "the ball rimmed the basket"; furnish with a rim; "rim a hat"; run around the rim of; "Sugar rimmed the dessert plate"

retread collapse: a used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads; give new treads to (a tire)

doss collapse: sleep in a convenient place; "You can crash here, though it's not very comfortable"

summer collapse: the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox; "they spent a lazy summer at the shore"; spend the summer; "We summered in Kashmir"

aestival collapse: (rare) of or occurring in summer; "the sky was a burnished aestival blue"; "estival winds"

summery collapse: belonging to or characteristic of or occurring in summer; "summery weather"; "summery dresses"

vernal collapse: of or characteristic of or occurring in spring; "the vernal equinox"

boreal collapse: comprising or throughout far northern regions; toward or located in the north; "the boreal signs of the Zodiac"; relating to or marked by qualities associated with the north wind

tire collapse: hoop that covers a wheel; "automobile tires are usually made of rubber and filled with compressed air"; exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike"; get tired of something or somebody

arctic collapse: a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow; the regions north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole; extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather"; of or relating to the Arctic; "Arctic circle"

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